How I Work in Clinical Supervision
 

I approach clinical supervision as a relational, reflective and collaborative process. While supervision provides an important space to consider clinical practice, ethics and professional responsibilities, I believe some of the richest work happens when we also become curious about the therapist themselves — and what is happening for them in the therapeutic relationship.

As therapists, we are not separate from the work. We bring our histories, sensitivities, strengths, vulnerabilities and ways of relating into the room. Certain clients may evoke strong feelings in us; others may leave us feeling stuck, overly responsible, protective, frustrated, inadequate or unsure of ourselves. Sometimes we simply have a sense that something is happening in the relationship that we cannot quite name.

I see supervision as a place where these experiences can be explored openly and without judgement.

I am particularly interested in the self of the therapist — the place where the edge of the client meets the edge of the therapist. Rather than seeing our emotional responses as something we need to eliminate or get right, we can become curious about them. What might this response be telling us about the client? What belongs to the therapeutic relationship? What might belong to our own history? And what becomes possible when we can recognise the difference?

My work is informed by relational, psychodynamic, systemic, narrative and trauma-informed perspectives. I pay particular attention to attachment, family and intergenerational patterns, transference and countertransference, and the ways our own experiences can become activated within clinical work.

Supervision with me is not about having all the answers. I want practitioners to feel able to bring the messy parts of the work — uncertainty, mistakes, difficult feelings, ethical dilemmas, imposter feelings, boundaries and the clients who stay with us long after the session has ended.

Alongside this deeper reflective work, supervision can also be practical. We may explore case conceptualisation, therapeutic interventions, boundaries, ethical considerations, professional development and the everyday challenges of sustaining a clinical practice.

Ultimately, I see supervision as a place to think together. My hope is that you leave supervision not only with greater clarity about your clients, but with a deeper understanding of yourself as a therapist — and greater confidence in your own clinical voice.

Sessions are reflective, relational and grounded in genuine conversation.